Most common questions used to investigate
Do you experience bullying, teasing, and/or intimidation by others?
Are you being targeted by others for verbal abuse and humiliation?
Are you being purposefully excluded from the activities of peers, workmates, or others in your social environment?
Common conclusions
Based on your answers, it is unlikely that you suffer from social exclusion or rejection. Our desire to belong is primal and vital to our survival. Feeling rejected or socially excluded is an absolutely normal and adaptive response. Through our relationships with others, we develop a sense of self-worth.
Unfortunately, you are displaying one or more signs typically seen among individuals who suffer from social exclusion or rejection. We all want to belong, and if we don’t, it makes us unhappy. But luckily there are many things you can do to cope with feeling rejected in a healthy way. It’s important to recognize your emotions and use relaxation techniques to trigger a relaxation response. Besides, you may want to connect with other people or talk with someone about your feelings. You may try to switch your perspective, by thinking for example: I am grateful because now I have the energy to devote people to who truly matter to me. Eventually you will reconnect to yourself, and to others.
References
https://psychcentral.com/lib/why-feeling-left-out-can-feel-so-painful-and-7-healthy-ways-to-cope/
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